Pourer for liquor bottles



March 25, 1969 R. D. KACHMAN 3,434,535

POURER FOR LIQUOR BOTTLES Filed May 16, 1967 INVENTOR v ROBERT D.KACHMAN BY zw w wgami ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,434,636 POURERFOR LIQUOR BOTTLES Robert D. Kachman, 1526 Beverly, Madison Heights,Mich. 48071 Filed May 16, 1967, Ser. No. 638,794 Int. Cl. B65d 25/52 US.Cl. 222-567 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pourer having a hollowbody which may be of spherical form, including a laterally directedspout, and opposed therefrom a tubular shank and including a cylindricalcollar with an apertured web snugly positioned over said shank adjacentthe body, the collar adapted to loosely enclose the outlet of a liquorbottle, and a centrally apertured plastic cork body assembled over saidshank and having a flange to seal over the outer edge of the bottleoutlet and a series of flexible deformable ribs adapted to sealinglyengage the interior of the bottle outlet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved pourerwith spout and vent seal by which when not in use there is provided afloatable seal within the pourer body which is adapted to seal over thepassageway to the housing shank in an automatic manner as the liquidafter pouring drains back into the bottle.

It is another object to provide a novel form of pourer including a pairof opposed hemispherically shaped body elements adapted to beinterconnected to provide a vented pourer and adapted for use inconjunction with a plastic deformable cork nested down into the bottleopening and with means for interlocking the pourer shank with the corkso that both may be removed together from the bottle.

It is another object to provide a cylindrical collar adapted forassembly over the pourer shank providing a means of stripping the corkfrom said shank.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a novel plasticcork assembly which is adapted not only to seal over the outer edge ofthe bottle outlet but to yieldably seal over the interior surface of thebottle outlet.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specificationand claims in conjunction with the appended drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of the present pourer with assembledcork mounted over the outlet end of a liquor bottle, fragmentarilyshown.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section of the cork.

It will be understood that the above drawing illustrates merely apreferred embodiment of the invention and that other embodiments arecontemplated within the scope of the claims hereafter set forth.

Referring to the drawing the present pourer 11 includes a hollow body12, which in the illustrative embodiment is of spherical form consistingof top hemispherical section 13 and including the laterally directedspout 14 with outlet 15. Top section 13 also includes at its open edgethe annular assembly flange 16 adapted to cooperatively nest within andbe secured within a corresponding assembly flange 18 at the free upperedge of the bottom hemispherical pourer section 17.

Transverse vent 19 is formed through bottom section 17 diametricallyopposed from the spout 14,

Bottom section 17 at its central axis terminates in the elongateddepending shank 20 of tubular form and providing the passage 21 adaptedfor projection down into the outlet end 34 of bottle 33, fragmentarilyshown.

Annular tapered flange 22 projects from the lower end 3,434,636 PatentedMar. 25, 1969 of shank 20 adapted for cooperative retaining registrywith the plastic cork 27 hereafter described.

A plastic float seal 23 of disc shape is nested Within the pourer body12. Said disc is preferably made of polypropylene or any other suitableplastic having a suflicient specific gravity less than the liquor orother liquid to be poured so that it is adapted to float out of the waywhen the pourer is being used and is furthermore adapted to reseal atthe inlet end of the passage 21 after pourer and as the liquor or otherliquid drains back into the bottle 33.

Thus, the float seal 23 is adapted to seal off the bottle contentscompletely automatically when the pourer is not in use. This isimportant to completely seal liquor bottles when they are not in use tothus prevent evaporation or accidental loss of essential oils found inmost liquors for flavor and to give the poured drink a head.

Cylindrical collar 24 of a plastic material includes a transverse web 25adjacent one end which is centrally apertured and adapted for slidablepositioning over the shank 20 adjacent pourer body 12, as shown in FIG.1, the said collar being adapted to loosely enclose the bottle outlet 34when assembled as shown.

The collar web 25 includes an annular sealing flange 26 adapted tocooperatively register with a corresponding top flange 30 at one end ofthe cork assembly 27, shown in detail in FIG. 2.

Said cork assembly includes an elongated tubular plastic body 28 of asuitable plastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene whichincludes elongated central bore 29 adapted to snugly receive pourershank 20 in the manner shown in FIG. 1.

Transverse radial flange 30 at one end of body 28 extends radiallyoutward thereof and terminates in the annular upturned flange 31,adapted to register with the undersurface of collar web 25 and sealthereagainst.

The cork assembly includes upon the plastic shank 28 a series oflongitudinally spaced annular radially extending flexible ribs 32, whichare furthermore resilient and on assembly are deformed as shown in FIG.1 for cooperative sealing registry within bottle outlet 34.

By the present construction tapered flange 22 in view of its taper atthe lower end of shank 20 is easily projected down through the plasticflexible cork 27 so that the said flange 22 retainingly engages thelower edge portion of the cork body 28. By this construction the cork aswell as the tubular shank 20 and the connected pourer are removed as aunit and thus the cork is not accidentally retained within the bottledue to such interlock, FIG. 1.

At the same time the collar 24 sealingly engages the cork as at theannular flange 31, as well as at the web flange 25 and furthermorefacilitates stripping of the cork from the shank 20.

In the illustrative form of invention the pourer body is of sphericalform and in view of its vent aperture 19, there is no need for theconventional vent groove, which is normally arranged along the externaldiameter of the pourer shank, being also diametrically opposed to thespout 14-15.

While the plastic flanged cork 27 is shown in the illustrative form ofthe invention, it is contemplated that any ordinary apertured cork couldbe employed and adapted to receive the pourer shank 20 projected downthereinto.

The collar 24 performs the further function of enclosing the liquorbottle threads at the outlet 34 to provide a neat appearance.

Having described my invention reference should now be had to thefollowing claims.

I claim:

1. A pourer adapted for assembly over the outlet of a liquor bottlecomprising a hollow body;

a spout projecting laterally thereof;

a tubular shank depending therefrom;

a cylindrical collar with an apertured web positioned tightly over saidshank adjacent said body;

said collar adapted to loosely enclose said outlet;

a centrally apertured elongated cork body assembled snugly over saidshank and adapted to seal Within said outlet along its interior surface;

and a transverse flange at one end of said cork body adapted to sealover said bottle outlet and in snug registry with said collar web, saidcollar web being in snug sealing engagement with said cork flange;

an annular shoulder at the lower end of said shank retainingly engagingsaid cork body, facilitating removal of the cork body on removal of saidshank from said bottle;

the sealing of said cork including a plurality of spaced resilientflexible radial plastic annular deformable ribs on the cork body;

said collar adapted to strip said cork from said shank,

said collar web snugly engaging and tightly inter- References Cited 5UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,436,708 11/ 1922 Goebel 222478 2,546,188 3/ 1951Keller 22271 2,687,831 8/ 1959 Miller 222569 2,900,116 8/1959 Lutz222-477 10 2,943,767 7/ 1960 Moro-Lin 222211 3,061,151 10/1962 Clare222478 3,104,786 9/1963 Sanchis 222481 3,254,808 6/1966 Malis et a1.222479 3,321,113 5/1967 Conry 222477 US. Cl. X.R.

